CLASS STRUCTURE IN THE UK

Class structure in the UK has been around since Medival times. It is beleived to have been started by the French in 900AD. It was then transfered to the UK by French settlers. According to History on the Net.com (2011), the system was in the order of King, Barons, Knights and villeins (Lower class citizens).This system was also under the rule of the Roman Catholic church. The UK still follows a monarch system but it is not as strict as it was in the early years.

These days, there isn't much difference seeing as the monarch system is still being followed. The only diffrence is that there are social classes outside the monarch system that such the working class, middle class and upper class whos wealth is none related to the royal family.

In Tanzania on the other hand, there is no monarchy system like in the UK. However, there used to exist a sort of ruling family where by one class would be in power of the whole village.According to everyculture.com (2012), the cheifs went by different names such as mangis or mtemis. The immediate members of the kings family were regarded as high class, the distant ones having some sort of wealth and so being regarded as the middle class. Individuals who owned large amounts of cattle or large pieces of land, had big families consisting of daugthers mostly where considered either as being middle class. Those who had small families, little or no labd or one or two cows were considered as the working class. Farmers also fell into this category.

This type of order died out as a result of colonialism and the present time is significantly different. Today,  high class social group consists of politicians,major businessmen,lawyers,specialist doctors and politicians. The middle class consists of doctors, university lecturers, businessmen, IT technitians and lawyers. The working class is made up of the police force, farmers,teachers, public service providers and semi skilled workers.

Welfare in Tanzania can be termed as "a work in progress". Services such as child supports services and pension provision may be seen as being under provided. Pensions provided by the Tanzanian government are not sufficient to cater to the daily expenses of the elderly, and so is deemed unreliable.

Every culture.com (2012) Chagga. Available at: http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Tajikistan-to-Zimbabwe/Chagga.html (Accessed 28 March 2012).

History on the Net.com (2011) Medieval life-Feudalism. Available at: http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm (Accessed:16 March 2012).

LONDON RIOTS 2011

Last year, the city of London experienced one of the worst riots in its recent history. From the sixth to the tenth of August 2011, different gangs in London set about destroying property and looting stores and houses. There where deaths reported and the destruction caused would surely live long in the memory.

The reasons for these riots are yet to be fully determined though. According to James(2011), the violence started of as a peaceful protest against the police shooting of Mark Duggan. This protest soon turned violent when a group of young people started throwing stones at the police. Another theory is that different gangs joined forces to put their views forward on community issues. With that, they also took advantage of the situation to loot stores and houses that where in the area.

Browning et al(2012)'As it happened:England riots day five',BBC News[Vidcast] Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14449675



Huges and Whitehead(2011)'London riot:police lose battle as lawlessness erupts',The Telegraph, 8 August [Online] Available at:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8690199/London-riots-police-lose-battle-as-lawlessness-erupts.html (Accessed:10 March 2012).


O'Brien(2011) 'London riots:Looting and violence continues',BBC News,8 August[Online].Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-14439970(Accessed:13 March 2012)

QUALITY OF LIFE

The quality of ones life depends on their personal efforts and circumstances they are dealt with. Moving to the UK has provided me with a chance to turn my efforts into a preferable end product. Different challenges arise on a daily basis, but none is too big to overcome.

The university itself is a very modern one with some of the best facilities around. Add to that the knowledgeable teachers who are also understanding of matters outside the class room. With libraries, fast internet access, a sports centre and different places of worship, the university provides me with all the necessary tools to make my time in the UK a success. The environment also happens to be very conducive for studying as the university is located away from the city lights.

However, dealing with life in the UK can prove to be tough at times especially for international students such as myself. Adjusting to the food here is not easy and the cost of living is very high. There is also the aspect of dealing with anxiety which may be caused by bad news from back home. In addition to that, there is the most common problems almost all foreign students face which is home sickness. Missing friends and family can tend to bring you down and this could affect your academic performance. That said, it is important to always keep in touch with your family and friends.

In conclusion, I would say that the quality of life here depends on how you want to live. If you're a person who enjoys the simple things in life, you'll probably be ok. But if you're the sort of person who covets the extravagant lifestyle, you must be ready to deal with its effects.

MEDIA

Media is a channel where by information is spread. Seeing as information is transfered through various mediums, it tends to get distorted. One medium of distributing infomation is through newspapers. These fall under two categories, Broodsheets and tabloids.

There are differences when one looks at how news is presented in a broadsheet as opposed to how the same news is presented in a tabloid. Below is a table show the differences betweens news in The Sun and the same topic in The Guardian.

	broadsheets	tabloids
Writers voice	Balanced and unbaised
language	Formal language even when describing horrific  events	Use of informal language  e.g.   describing the offenders as an “evil pair”.
pictures	·         One picture ·         Viewer friendly	·         Lots of pictures ·         Disturbing in nature
Quotations used	both direct and indirect	both direct and indirect

Raif,S.(2012)'Pair jailed for'witch' boy murder',The Independent,5March[Online]. Available at:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/pair-jailed-for-witch-boy-murder-7537120.html(Accessed:5 March 20120


The Sun(2012)'Witchcraft murder pair jailed for life' Available at:http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4173711/Witchcraft-murder-pair-jailed-for-life.html(Accessed:  4 march 2012)

LANGUAGE

About seventy million people world wide speak italian, with about sixty of them having it as a first language. In the UK, there are about 500000 Italians in London alone. With the UK being a diverse multicultural place, it comes as no suprise that italian is spoken in the UK.

The Italian language was brought to the UK via Italian immigrants who moved to the country before world war two. According to Edwards(2007), Italian immigrants moved to the UK so as to work in the brick-making firms in Bedford and Peterborough. This was back in 1945.

Since then, Italians in the UK have been quick to move into self employment. Since then, they have opened cafes and restaurants such as Valetino's, Bella Italia,Pizza Hut and Pasta Brown.

It is spoken in other countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Australia. Not only that, but it is also herald as the language most similar to Latin.













Convent Garden London(2008) Available at: http://www.coventgardenlondonuk.com/eating-drinking/restaurants-cafes-delis/italian/page/1 (Accessed: 27 February 2012)

Edwards, V.(2007)'Italian in the UK',BBC, March[Online]. Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/italian.shtml(Accessed: 27 February2012)

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF MY PRESENTATION AND MY SUGGESTIONS

My presentation was based on business management. Below is a list of what I think where my stregnth and weaknesses.

STRENGTHS	WEAKNESSES
professional	Referencing on slides and end(everything)
confident	Spelling mistake
Personalization of topic	Briefer points
enthusiasm	Consistency with punctuation
vocabulary	More definitions
Eye contact	More practice
gestures	In dept information
Well structured	More love pictures
Sympathy for audience
Well thought out
Built on info on slides

TIME MANAGEMENT

Time management is how one utilizes their time in respect to their tasks. There are different ways of managing time, but that doesn't neccessarily mean that one is easier than the other.

Time is a valuable resource which was gone can never be replenished. This being the case, it is important to be able to properly allocate our time to tasks in order of importance and urgency.

When it comes to me, I have run an analysis on my time management skills and the table below shows my strengths and weaknesses in that area.

My strengths	My weaknesses
Highly effective with the proper motivation	procrastination
Meeting deadlines	Poor prioritizing
	Inability to focus on task at hand

After evaluating my weaknesses, I deduced that my problem is that I think I have too much time in my hands. That causes me to develop an "i'll do it later" attitude. My strategies to solve these problems are to make a time table and abide by it.

Anna ,T(2011)'The secret to time management',The Guardian, 2April[Online]. Available at:http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/apr/02/the-secret-to-time-management(Accessed February 2012).

CHANGES MADE IN THE WALES REFERENDUM

The referendum held by the walsh assembly in 2011 was one that had more to do with wales gaining more decision making power. In short, direct law making ability. These laws will affect Wales alone.


BBC(2011) Wales says Yes in referendum vote. Available at:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-12648649(Accessed: 20 February 2012).

THE ADVANTAGES AND DISAVANTAGES OF BEING A MEMBER OF THE E.U

According to the Forgein & Commonwealth Office (2012), the British Government will be an active entity in the E.U. As the Forgein Secretary put it, the British government would be,'active and activist, positive and energetic' from the onset.

This implies that the British government will take a staring role alongside their E.U fellows. The aim is to have all European Nations prepared to tackle problems such as business competitveness, green house gases and world wide poverty.

Britain has a new government and a new prime minister to show for it. Aged 43, David Cameron is the youngest prime minister in nearly 200years. It is also the first time in 65years that the Lib Dems have made part of the government. In essence, they are viewed to be stationed somewhere in between the Labour and conservative positions. The Conservatives won more votes and seats than the other parties. In most consistuencies, the Lib Dems come in second. Therefore, it is understandable that they see the electoral system as unfair.Most of the public would also agree with this. These views eventually sufficed in the 'alternative vote' system for future general elections.

In my view, the European Union was initially formed with the aim of minimizing and even abolishing Trade barriers among it's member states. However, with the economic crisis facing some of it's member states it is no surprise that the UK has had it's sights strongly held on a move away from the Union. British tax payers have grown increasingly frustrated with knowing that billions of the taxes they pay go to the E.U. According to Gregory, the UK cannot afford to subsides the other ailing member states by paying billions of pounds each year to the Union(2009).

BBC News.(2009)'Should Britain Join Euro', BBC News, 2nd February[Online]. Available at:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7809161.stm(Accessed: Th February 2012).

EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE UK AND TANZANIA



crossed-flag-pins.com,(2012)

Education is important in todays fast growing world. Proper employment these days usually translates to proper education nowadays and wanything less may not suffice. In Tanzania, education is given very high importance. However, this emphasis on education is not older than 20years. The UK on the other hand has enjoyed the benefits of a far more advanced education system that has seen them become one of the worlds economic power houses.

The education system in Tanzania is NECTA while the UK uses the Cambridge education system. According to The United Republic of Tanzania National website, children are to be taught in both the national language which is kiswahili and english.

PROMEX(2012) Cross-flag-pins Great-Britain-Tanzania[Online].Available at:
http://www.crossed-flag-pins.com/Friendship-Pins/Great-Britain/Flag-Pins-Great-Britain-Tanzania.html (Accessed: 2 Febuary 2012).

THE PEOPLE OF BRITAIN

BBC(June 2009)

In my opinion, the people  of britain doesn't necessarily mean "the people of britain". It's easy to see why when you walk the streets of lets say, london. Diversity is at its' best here as different races such as africans and asians contribute to the population of Britons.

The UK has more immigrants than any of other the big super powers.According to Easton( 2011), more than two thirds of Britons see immigration as "more of a problem than an opportunity". However, the fact that immigrant both legal and illegal play a big role in the economy of Britain.

According to the BBC (3 February, 2011).

I am of opinion that  a more multi-cultural population would help different groups of people be able to better understand and coexist with one another. However, problems due tend to occur when differences arise in aspects such as religion and sexual orientation.



Easton,M.'Britain's got diversity', BBC,1st June 2009[Online] http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2009/06/britains_got_diversity.html(accessed:20 January 2012)

Easton,M.'Why are we so concerned about immigration?', BBC, 2nd Febuary 2012[On-line]http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2011/02/why_are_we_so_concerned_about_im.html(accessed:20 January 2012)
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